Software Engineer I-Python Developer

Summary

Join Wiser Solutions' Extraction Team as a Software Developer! In this role, you'll contribute to and maintain a library of web crawling bots used by major brands. You'll solve complex problems, learn new skills, and have a significant impact. This position offers hands-on experience with high visibility. We value fresh ideas and continuous improvement. The team utilizes diverse technologies and has extensive cloud and big data experience.

Requirements

• Programming experience in Python, JavaScript
• Experience with Web scraping or web crawling methodology
• Familiarity with web technology, such as HTTP, JSON, HTML, or XPath
• Basic knowledge about Flask API with Python
• Experience with databases like MongoDB along with SQL, or NoSQL
• An eagerness to learn new things, and improve upon existing skills, abilities, and practices
• Knowledge in an Agile software development environment
• Experience with REST services and API design
• Experience with version control systems (Git, Subversion, etc..)
• A real passion for clean code and finding elegant solutions to problems
• Eagerness to expand your knowledge and abilities in python and cloud-based technologies
• Motivation to participate in ongoing learning and growth through pair programming, test-driven development, code reviews, and application of modern technologies and best practices
• You look ahead to identify opportunities and foster a culture of innovation
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient, thoroughly tested code, back up with pair programming and code reviews
• Maintain the platform that puts reports and visualizations into the hands of our customers
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the platform, bots, and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Evaluate the technical trade-offs of decisions and build things that last and scale
• Maintain and fix existing bot issues
• Create and analyze new bot technologies - figuring out how we can scale up our bots and systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of business rules engines
• Programming experience on Unix based infrastructure
• Knowledge of cloud-based systems in AWS (EKS, EC2, etc..)